New-York tribune., 1887-10-23
4 HEROINE.


The following in outline the story of real hatt
heroine A father who had been un ortunaie and had
Gauchtor for wives 10 the master who had beiiended
him in his necessities lie had no power even II ne had
teIs their intended lorls kraaL they Nond
not 20 into the hut until al last they we're foclOy e
night aud OF the girls, ont vita
fatigue and weeping, had fallen asleep but II she seps
ber sister Was awake and Determined to pe i.ce he,
those OF er tribe who had taken refuge there was GER
tam young man WIKI whom she had been acquainted
from chill hOod and who had obtained posses sion OF her
heart before that evil day which cnml ecd nm To run
fol his life When she thought the M moment hal come,
Uzuts released herself from her bonds. aud taking up
her crcpt OF the hut She determined to maze
away through the fence; aud this being dose,
she ran dewy aud hogan her journey:
soon after daylight she met party OF men who asked
where she going She replied without hesitat on
that she gOin, To relative among TIE ANA
koba bur there marks of tears upon her face and
her questoncrs insisted To know why she a pe'h "eey
II easy u that she had been taking suun;
but they not satisfied with this explanation, ana
expressed ther CONVICTION tOat she Wa oD o
forbidden journey 10 Natal Her denial oi tbls assertion
beng vehement and vigorous. she was allo we'd 10 pro-
coed When tNuio reached the country Oh ths
Amakoba the sun was setting. and she had no cDolco
but 10 enter AIaal and solicit permission 70 reman
the night. The OF the last few days were
known here and the people easily dlvlned thas
should scua a messenger 10 her husband IN tile mora
INK. ana detan her nntl the answer had been received
She well secured 10 durng the night ana
morning. after the messenger had been sent, she
was committed 10 the custody of the women OF the kaa
These had their business attend and concniet
themselves VITA leaving her bound In the hut After
time She severed her bonds and again forth Befors
sc had however, boy in charge OF the cattle
saw her. aud Immediately ran TO inform the women.
These who were at work IN The garden threw down their
picks and commenced hot pursuit. They had not mucn
difficulty in catching the fugitive. but she wept bsggea
them Ia Kill her and behaved so extraordinarily that te
women allowed her 10 escape.
she determined TO avoid the kraals and travel as
much as possible in the bush terrible fright caused
by leopard the only incident she met WITH aud AZ
the end OF the fourth day she fored the river rusea
very tired amt hungry. Cznto now went 10 kfah
oobtain food. and to discover where her people lived
The that she was fugitive. and Thought u
fine opportunity to gain wife without expense sns
declined 10 become an inmate OF his house ana abode
with OF his for the night The jealous wife
communicated 10 her the information she wanted and
told her that the man wished 10 deceive her. When
tzto departed IN the morning the master oI the hsH
and again endcavGred 10 persuade her To return
of beef she had only to become his wife Ia be happy s
honorcd She listened in silence. and went on her WAY
as one OF bis wards Then began ,s nel
search for her lover His brothers Erss
meeting her lovers favorc nephew. affecting not %
know him. she said that her face not altogether
strange TO her. aud wondered where she had seen nun h
Ihs boy did not think she had seen her anywhere aS
when she suggested The Foosi river he told her ne s
never been there. The truth the shrewd ut'n,a
knew her and wanted Ia make her more explicit and Say
whose ncDhew he she found that her lover Va
many mites away. The boy took message rom hes.
and her lovers reply favOrab though no ptesehs
accompanied 1t and when Czinto thought thereon ny.
heart sad. Meantime suitors paid her unremlr
ting attention but turned deaf 10 their praye
After while her lover came back but the onendee
maiden would not degn to speak Ia Nun ana "ne. rsr
became sick sho attended TO him. but in silence te,
his recovery she took little girl aud set on or his Sas
under cover OF the night that she might have an .
view without creating suspicion. Ihe ehtisl,e oTcr
closed. hut she threw stone upon the hut lheh ~
with her lover she liked her value AT ZEN :
told him when he had worked long enough TO ootaSed
number would his krial and be betro'nc..
Some time aferwari she appeared unexpectedly ~ ,hs
lovers kraal and demanded to be bctrothed bus ~.
people afraid To kill the goat without fne c.f
sanction. and messenger being sent 10 their en n
she obliged 10 20 back. Again. however sue sue "a ~
peared AZ her lovers hut and this time IN spite y, ,hs
chiefs rights. the goat killed she became u"
wife OF her Old lover.